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A number of crossbench senators are demanding the Government split its omnibus savings bill, saying childcare changes should not be linked to welfare cuts. Follow live.
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People who make secret payments to unions could be imprisoned for up to 10 years in legislation to be introduced to Parliament by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, amid a fierce political battle with Labor over penalty rates.
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As visitor numbers surge in Tasmania, a plan for cabins and guided tours in a wilderness area causes a split between experienced bushwalkers and environmentalists.
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The body of a missing spear fisherman is found at Innisfail in far north Queensland after a suspected crocodile attack, police say.
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Author Nikki Gemmell found it hard listening to her elderly mother when she said euthanasia was a way to release her from debilitating chronic pain. "Don't you want to see the grandkids grow up?" she would ask.
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A new report into drug-related deaths proposes the decriminalisation of drug use in Australia and a regulated "white market" to put drug dealers out of business.
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Interest in the night sky has grown in recent years, sparking a resurgence in member numbers for the Astronomical Society of Tasmania.
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Preparations for the annual saffron harvest are underway at Terry and Nicky Noonan's Tas-Saff operation at Glaziers Bay in southern Tasmania.
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The US Department of Homeland Security will begin fingerprinting refugees on Manus Island and Nauru in preparation for resettlement in America under the US-Australia refugee deal.
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A Sydney teenager's online petition prompts the New South Wales Government to cut the cost of car parking at public hospitals by about $200 a week.
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The Federal Opposition argues Attorney-General George Brandis' ministerial diary holds no evidence the senator met with the community legal sector ahead of sweeping budget cuts.
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Canada is seeing a big spike in the number of asylum seekers crossing the border from the United States, with many saying they're coming because of Donald Trump's restrictions on refugees and immigration.
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Families who believe they are becoming part of a second Stolen Generation in the Northern Territory are fighting to have children cared for by relatives or Indigenous carers.
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Hazelwood is set to close in coming weeks, and when it does 22 per cent of Victoria's power supply will vanish with it. Chris Uhlmann examines how the country entered its policy-induced energy crisis and whether there's a quick fix to the situation.
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Opening up the free market and selling off government assets may have been good in the short-term, but it has left Australia in a dismal position when it comes to gas and the overarching energy crisis, business editor Ian Verrender writes.
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Australian woman Sara Connor, jailed in Bali for her role in killing on-duty police officer Wayan Sudarsa, needs to decide today whether to appeal her four-year prison sentence.
